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• Work of prominent human rights defender to be explored

  Date: 27 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/work-of-prominent-human-rights-defender-to-be-explored

  A documentary about the work of the inspirational Dr Denis Mukwege, who provided medical care to tens of thousands of women raped during the 20...

• Expert opinions cover referees the Anthropocene and the Hillsborough Inquests

  Date: 26 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/expert-opinions-cover-referees-the-anthropocene-and-the-hillsborough-inquests

  John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written an article for the Leicester Mercury discussing how referees should be cut a little...

• The Bulletin - Leicester research reveals hit and run motives

  Date: 20 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-research-reveals-hit-and-run-motives

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear about the new University of Leicester research revealing why...

• Striking skull portraits of King Richard III produced using X-rays

  Date: 13 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/striking-skull-portraits-of-king-richard-iii-produced-using-x-rays

  Dramatic new artwork of King Richard III inspired by the discovery by Leicester archaeologists is to go on display at the Andipa Gallery in London...

• Leicester historian takes Hairy Bikers through Yorkshires past pubs

  Date: 13 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-historian-takes-hairy-bikers-through-yorkshire2019s-past-pubs

  A new BBC series following the popular Hairy Bikers on a tour of historic British pubs features a historian from our University in its opening...

• The Bulletin - Leicester study suggests exercise counteracts sitting time

  Date: 13 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-study-suggests-exercise-counteracts-sitting-time

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear about the research which suggests that exercise counteracts...

• Portrayal of Richard III captures spirit of the last Plantagenet

  Date: 8 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/portrayal-of-richard-iii-captures-spirit-of-the-last-plantagenet

  A college in Hawaii is holding a performance of Shakespeare’s Richard III which takes account of the discovery of the King’s remains in a unique...

• Expert opinions cover football the Bemba conviction and Obamas visit to Cuba

  Date: 1 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/expert-opinions-cover-football-the-bemba-conviction-and-obamas-visit-to-cuba

  John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written three opinion pieces recently hosted on Think: Leicester.

• Richard III mosaic unveiled at visitor centre

  Date: 31 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-mosaic-unveiled-at-vistor-centre

  The King Richard III Visitor Centre unveiled a huge photo-mosaic portrait of the King to coincide with the one year anniversary of the reinterment...

• Richard III team share memories of reinterment week

  Date: 24 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-reunion

  Dr Turi King, of the University's Department of Genetics and Mathew Morris of University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), have joined...